The Baldwin County Board of Registrars is happy to announce precinct cards were mailed on September 30, 2013 to City of Milledgeville Voter’s.  The precinct cards indicate city council and voting poll changes due to redistricting.

City Voter’s are encouraged to verify their voting status on the Secretary of State My Voter Page (MVP) located at sos.ga.gov/elections.  Voters may also visit the voter registration office Suite 102 of the Baldwin County Courthouse.

The last day to register to vote, change name or address, or update information on the city voter list is October 7, 2013.  Information and forms regarding registering to vote or change of address are located on the Secretary of State web site sos.ga.gov/elections. Forms are also available in the Board of Registrar’s office at the courthouse.

Baldwin County's minority population reached 46 percent last year, according to Census Bureau statistics and USATODAY research. That is the percentage of the population in the county who is another ethnicity other than white non-hispanic.

By Greg Toppo and Paul Overberg, USATODAY (Click for the full, interactive map)

ATLANTA (AP) - House and Senate leaders have formally approved a roughly $41 billion state operating budget comprised of state and federal money for the next fiscal year. 

The next stop is the desk of Governor Nathan Deal.  The final version looks a lot like what Deal pitched in January.

The state portion includes $19.9 billion, an increase of around $56 million.

The budget largely spares K-12 education from budget cuts, while many state agencies will see slight cuts. The pre-kindergarten school year will be expanded, as will HOPE grants for technical college students.  Some of that money will also go to the Education Center at Robins Air Force Base and to Mercer University, though dollar amounts aren't certain yet.

Deal has called for cutting payment rates to health care providers treating Medicaid patients. Lawmakers rejected that idea.

The budget year begins July 1.